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HOP PRESS. No. 342,805. Patented June 1, 1886'.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT MEYER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HOP-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 342,805, dated June 1,1886.

Application filed November 9, 1885. SerinlNo.192,30'l. (No model.)

T0 a whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT h/IEYER, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines forPressing Hops, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a baling-chamber dividedinto cells,and operatedhya hydraulic press attached to the lower end of the chamher, whichcarries the chamber and cells upward against a series of fixed heatersconnected to the frame of the machine.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a front elevation ofniy hop-pressing machine, partly insection. Fig. 2 is a plan of the balingchamber. Fig. 3 is a verticalsection of the baling-chamber, with one doordropped. Fig. 4 is avertical section of the fixed heaters. Fig. 5 shows a package complete.

A is an iron frame upon which my press is The baling chamber B of mypress is divided up transversely into cells B, each cell having thecapacity to contain the number of pounds ofloose hops desired.

The press is operated by hydraulic power connected to the bottom of themachine at O, as shown,which gradually forces the chamber upward alongthe four posts D of the frame in the ways E.

The heaters F are suspended upon hangers and wheels G at the top of theframe, and opboards I are then put in the bottom of each cell, and thehops weighed in asmall scale, and poured into the cells until asufficient number of pounds are received in each cell, when the followerframe or heaters are moved alongthe track into a vertical line with thecells, and the baling -chamber gradually carried up against the pressersor heaters. each heater entering one of the cells of thebaling-chambers, and presses the hops in its cell down against the floorof the machine, and when sufficient pressure has been brought to bearupon the contents of the cells the balingchamber is lowered away fromthe heaters or pressers, and baling-boards placed upon the top of thepressed hopsin the cells, indicating oneor more pounds, as the case maybe. fresh lot of hops is now weighed and poured into the cells upon thetop of the bindingboards, and so on until the cells are filled up withthe compressed bales and binding-hoards, as represented at J and J, Fig.1, when the doors K, at each side of the baling chamber, are let down,and clamps L placed upon both ends of the baled product, which forms apackage, as shown at Fig. 5, having four layers of hops, and fivebinding boards or pads held by the two end clamps, L.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a baling-press for hops, the balingchamher divided into a seriesof cells operated by hydraulic power, and adapted to he forced upwardagainst a series of heaters upon a stationary follower of the samedimensions as that of the cells, substantially in the manner as hereinset forth and specified.

2. In a machine for pressing and baling hops, the combination of ahalingchamber provided with hinged side doors and transverse cells orcompartments adapted to be forced upward against a series of stationaryheaters or pressers, substantiallyin-the manner as herein set forth andspecified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal.

ALBERT MEYER. [L. s.] Witnesses:

O. W. M. SMITH, CHAS. E. KELLY.

